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Rethinking the incremental electricity package

The government deserves appreciation for recognizing the severe cost pressures faced by industry and for announcing...

Updated 09 Feb, 2026 06:04am

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Industrial sector: LCCI chief lauds abolition of Rs102bn cross-subsidy

LAHORE: President of the Lahore Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Faheem ur Rehman Saigol has thanked the...

Published 03 Feb, 2026 06:05am

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Energy budget: revenue first, reform later

The federal budget for FY26 offers few surprises on the energy front—yet between the lines lies a tale of ...

Published 11 Jun, 2025 07:46am

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FPCCI seeks implementation of power tariff relief

PESHAWAR: Coordinator of Federation of Pakistan Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FPCCI) from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa...

Updated 26 May, 2025 09:35am

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Pakistan’s power generation increases 22% in April

Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 10,513 GWh in April 2025, an increase of over 22% YoY compared to the...

Published 21 May, 2025 11:12am

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FBATI lauds govt’s decision to give power relief for industries

KARACHI: Industrialists in Karachi termed the government’s decision to fix the electricity tariff at Rs 38 per ...

Published 21 May, 2025 06:52am

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Tariff anomalies: PTEA seeks rectification among industrial consumer categories

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Textile Exporters Association (PTEA) has sought rectification of tariff design anomaly between...

Updated 12 May, 2025 09:21am

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Peak-hour power tariff: APTMA urges govt to share constraint details

ISLAMABAD: The All Pakistan Textile Mills Association (Aptma) has requested the government to share details of the...

Updated 27 Apr, 2025 09:46am

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Inflation – the rise, the fall, the wait

The headline inflation nosedived to 2.4 percent—the lowest level since October 2015—down from 28.3 percent last...

Published 04 Feb, 2025 08:58am

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Cut in power tariff for SEZs: SIFC directs PD to take concrete measures

PM presides over Apex Committee meeting attended by army chief, Chief Ministers and high level civil and army officials

Updated 03 Feb, 2025 03:07pm

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Electric vehicles: 44pc discounted tariff welcomed

KARACHI: Malik Khuda Bakhsh, Convener of the Energy Standing Committee of the Federation of Pakistan Chambers of...

Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:10am

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Industrial consumers: Dar for providing power tariff relief

ISLAMABAD: Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar has directed the relevant departments to...

Updated 18 Jan, 2025 03:09pm

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Electricity: annual rebasing from Jan 1 approved

ISLAMABAD: The Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet approved the revision in the annual rebasing...

Updated 18 Jan, 2025 03:08pm

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Power sector: Costly gaps

The power sector continues to battle inefficiencies, and the numbers tell a grim story. Two indicators—Part Load...

Published 08 Jan, 2025 07:41am

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Hub Power Company Limited

The Hub Power Company Limited (PSX: HUBC) stands as Pakistan’s first and largest Independent Power Producer (IPP),...

Published 31 Dec, 2024 09:00am

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Nepra refuses to treat cold storages as industrial consumers

ISLAMABAD: The National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) has refused to treat cold storages as industrial...

Updated 25 Dec, 2024 02:02pm

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Chairman APBUMA talks of textile sector’s woes

FAISALABAD: Forty percent textile units have been closed and this nosedive process will continue if immediate...

Published 01 Dec, 2024 03:13am

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Power consumption boost: ‘Winter package’ in limbo as conflicting claims about IMF assent emerge

ISLAMABAD: The federal government’s proposed ‘Winter Package 2024’ to enhance electricity consumption in winter...

Updated 07 Nov, 2024 09:25am

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Centre, AJK fail to finalise power tariff, WUC rate

ISLAMABAD: The federal government and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJ&K) government are said to have failed to...

Updated 23 Oct, 2024 09:11am

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Petroleum Levy target: A Rs215 billion cut

The IMF Article IV Report detailing the contours of Pakistan’s latest Extended Financing Facility (EFF) is finally...

Published 17 Oct, 2024 06:33am

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PM, federal cabinet efforts to terminate five PPA’s lauded

KARACHI: Chairman of the Pakistan Business Forum (PBF) for Balochistan, Daroo Khan Achakzai and PBF South Punjab...

Published 12 Oct, 2024 07:25am

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KE, AGP at odds over ‘subsidy data’ issue

ISLAMABAD: The Auditor General of Pakistan (AGP) and K-Electric (KE) are reportedly at odds over the provision of...

Updated 05 Oct, 2024 02:46pm

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IMF lending: tougher tasks lie ahead

The International Monetary Fund (IMF), upon securing all pre-conditions, announced this week the approval of the...

Updated 28 Sep, 2024 08:21am

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Rawalpindi Agreement: JI will hold sit-in on main roads on 29th

LAHORE: Chief Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman on Thursday presided over the meeting of the central and...

Updated 27 Sep, 2024 08:04am

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JI says will organise nationwide sit-ins on thoroughfares on 29th

LAHORE: Chief of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Hafiz Naeem-ur-Rehman has announced nationwide sit-ins on main roads on...

Published 25 Sep, 2024 06:48am

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Mixed signals on the economy

The first quarter of 2024-25 is going to come to an end shortly. During these three months, there have been a number...

Published 24 Sep, 2024 03:28am

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Pakistan’s power generation falls sharply amid rising costs, solarisation

Power generation in Pakistan clocked in at 13,180 GWh (17,714 MW) in August 2024, a decline of over 17% YoY as...

Updated 19 Sep, 2024 10:24pm

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Net metering tariff rationalisation plan put on the ice

ISLAMABAD: The Power Division has put the much-talked about net metering tariff rationalisation plan on ice for the...

Updated 16 Sep, 2024 07:30pm

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FCCI demand cut in markup rate

FAISALABAD: Proportionate decrease in markup rate has become imperative after the substantial decline in inflation ...

Published 10 Sep, 2024 06:32am

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Processing industry: MoF seeks mechanism to avoid misuse of gas

ISLAMABAD: Finance Ministry has reportedly sought a mechanism from the Petroleum Division which guarantees that the...

Updated 09 Sep, 2024 09:08am